Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is currently streaming in Australia on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and in the US on Crunchyroll, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. Every one of its 2 seasons holds up. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka leads a cast with real comic timing. Available now on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is worth clearing space for. The jokes in Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Tomoya Aki is an otaku who has a dream. His dream is to create the best visual novel game ever. The main heroine for this game and the inspiration for this dream is a background character named Megumi Kato who somehow stumbles into main character-esque traits in his eyes. Between them, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Kiyono Yasuno carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It ran for 2 seasons (2015–2017), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Viewers who responded to And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? Will find a lot to like here too. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend wrapped up in 2017 — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.